# 弥 — increasingly; all the more

弥 means “increasingly; all the more”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ミ (mi). Kun'yomi: いや (iya).

- Meaning: increasingly; all the more
- On'yomi: ミ (mi)
- Kun'yomi: いや (iya)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 2

## How to remember 弥

Parts: 弓 bow · 丿 slash · 小 small

## More in the “Time 2” set

[恒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/constant/) · [暇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spare-time/) · [徐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gradually/) · [頻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frequent/) · [弥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/increasingly/) · [暦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calendar/) · [猶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/still/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/increasingly/. Last updated 2026-11-01.
